Zu Wen and others breathed a heavy sigh of relief after the air was cleared. They were genuinely worried that they had been dragged into a life-threatening conspiracy at their first live sheep-herding contest.
"I was scared shitless just now. Did you notice how the armed officers over there almost opened fire? How scary!" Wan Yue looped her arm around Zeng Huang's, still recovering from the tense standoff.
Zu Wen said, "Believe it or not, I actually felt no fear. I even wanted to laugh."
Song Miao was deeply skeptical. "I don't believe you. You were ghastly pale and your legs were shaking."
